ENVOIE - Enabling Virtual Online International Exchange

OIE is a form of computer-mediated learning whereby students from geographically remote classes work together online on learning tasks developed by teachers and educational supporters from the participating institutions. ENVOIE will be set up to help faculties implement this form of online learning across disciplines in the context of international partnerships in which they are engaged. By involving teachers and students (and their foreign partners) in six faculties and setting up appropriate support structures, the project will establish OIE as a more sustainable form of online learning in the UG. Tools such as Blackboard Collaborate and Google Hangouts will be used. This project is interesting because it is a practical and proper implementation of the international classroom concept and is widely useable within the university.